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The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-28
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The following letter appeared in the Pae
AhRa of Saturday, and is in marked contrast
with the utterances OF the Government paper /:
" 10 TIE EDITOR OF THE PAE ANA: Many
F1mors are abroad as 10 political changes
within the Kingdom, and while undoubtedly
there are many exaggeTations in these ru-
mors yet We know where there Is q great deal
OF smoke there must be some fire, and there
are some reports which are undoubtedly true
" And first, believe it to be true that all
thoughtful men believe that great change
IN Government matters must come sooner or
later.
Second, that the issue raised by these
thinking men Is not against the native race,
nor Is 1t against the King and Gibson, except
III 50 far as they stand in the way of needed
reform
Third, that if the King and Gibson will
recognize the need OF reform and assist in it
al difficulty will be over but if they insist
on resisting all reform, then the right of rev
olutlon, recognized by all great nations, will
be recognized and acted upon by the citizens
of this Kingdom.
Fourth, that Mr.. Gibson, knowing the
above facts TO be true, is melting the native
race by many exciting appeals to step IN be
tween the King and Gibson and the reform
ers, SO that they may serve as a foil and
shield for him, and that for many years he
has sown the seeds Of race discord with such
hopes"
If the above statement is the truth. then
the question now faces the native race, What
shall we do ?
This people must settle that question for
themselves, and as q foreigner, though born
here, have no right to dictate, yet il is often
the duty Of a friend to give advice in a eriti-
cal moment, whether the advice is taken or
not.
It seems to me, therefore, that if the native
race lnterpOss they cannot change the fnal
result, even though many lives are lost there
by aud they gain temporary success. for if
the King and Gibson are in the main wrong
and the reformers are IN the main right, the
right will ultimately triumph, and the native
people viii have staked and lost all. For
what! Not to save the King, for the King
can save himself by doing right, and so can
Gibson. They will have staked all in defend
ing an attempt to defeat imperative reform.
We certainly hope and trust that the rights
of the native race will be properly respected
IL any result, but it is certain that much will
depend upon the action they now take. I
have no doubt that such sentiments as ex-
pressed above will call forth many excited
denuneiations from Mr.. Gibson's ORGANS
but 1t would be useless to 60 into an endless
paper discussion. ! therefore close. recon-
mending that whatever decision the native
people come to itmay be upon sober, thonobt-
ful consideration, for upon that decision rests
the issues OF national lie or death.
Yours, truly, WI. A. KINNEY.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-28

Mr.. Gibson's service for some five
wears. and no doubt paid regular
IL as clerk of the Department.
Yes. 1t Is quite true he wrote the
article after he had been ordered
TO do so by his master. Ii Mr..
Gibson did all the work OF the Foreign
Office. Elas and Adrer.iser, he would
have his hands full. But5hat he gives
his orders. andhis tools obey him very
ricidlv. IS well known. Tesla says
Mr.. Gibson did not see the vagabond
article referred TO. Very true, he Is
too shrewd and too old a coon,
TO be caught in the Eja,s or the -4dre-
User office, correcting manuscripts or
reading proofs, but Tor all this, he
knows of every leader before it goes
into circulation. Mr. Gibson Is there
fore, responsible for this gross Insult
TO the whole foreign population, as
much as though he. instead of his
clerk. wrote 1t. To compel Tesla to
come ont and father 1t, IS mean, con
temptible trick of a cowardly Min
Ister
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-28

THE Government of the country is
rotten: that is acknowledged on all
hands. From King downward, the
Government positions are chiefly held
by men who are VIGOROUSLY corrupt
and debauched. There is not de
partment of the Government that is
not honeycombed with fraud The
debt Of the country has been enor-
mously increased since ". NJ. Gibson
took Office. When he came in the
debt was practically nothing, and to
day it is close upon S2,500,000. For
this expenditure OF funds we have had
no return. Our roads are atrocious.
Our harbor is sitting up, our landings
are neglected. In consequence of the
financial policy Of the Government
and the general uneasiness caused by
misrule. commercial confidence has
been seriously shaken and merchants
are feeling the effects. High-handed
and illegal acts have been committed.
The King and his Minister, Gibson,
have Joined together in defying the
law they both are sworn to uphold,
the latter giving the former a lease
for large tract of land on Hawai-, in
direct violation Of the statutes of the
Kingdom. The Minister of Interior
has Withdrawn money from the public
treasury, certifying that it was for a
special object. when as fact it has
been used illegally, Tor goodness
knows what. The S71,000opium steal
by the King, and Kaae, fairly stinks
in the nostrils of the nation. The
Minister Of the Crown is urging the
native race-which has always, hith-
erto, worked tremendously with the
whites-to sweep the foreigners out
of the country, melting them to acts
of violence and rapine.
This. is the position in Hawaii to-
day.
What course does it behoove US to
pursue? We, who have made this
country our home, who have spent
many of the best years of our lives
here, vino have children growing up,
who. in turn. will have to make this
place their home; what are we going
to do?
We have a constitutional right,
which cannot be gainsaid. We have
the right of petition and appeal All
men who have property and interests
at stake. seem now to be thoroughly
united. They all feel that the present
Ubiquitous state Of affairs cannot go
on. To acquiesce in the present state
of things is to make ourselves tacit
partners in the crimes of our rulers.
No men. accustomed to free institu-
tons and clean government can calmly
allow such things to go on. Let us,
then, exercise the right that we have,
and let us set forth our grievances,
even as our forefathers have done in
the Petition of Right and in the Dec
laration of Independence. Let US
calmly state what we want: the cleans
ing of the government, the undoing
of wrong done, and let a guarantee be
given that any promises made shall
be duly carried out. Ifthis is acceded,
well. If not
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-28

II the GAZETTE of May 81, we pub
Iished the affidavit Of Ak. showing
up the true inwardness OF the opium
steal, by means Of which the King,
along with his accomplice, Kaae. de
liberately robbed that unfortunate
Chinaman of the sum of $1,000. They
as deliberately robbed this man as if
they had stopped him on the high
roadand had gone through his pockets.
Legally the King canBot be punished.
According to the Constitution he is
above the law. OF course the Consti-
tuition never contemplated the posi-
bility Of the Hawaiian Sovereign com
ing down to the level Of a highway
rObber There are ways, however. in
which he can be reached. Ii the ma
chinery of law cannot touch him,
public opinion can. Those who now
partake of his hospitality do so with
their eyes open. They know the char
acter Of the man with whom they are
associating, and by associating with
him show that they are willing to con
done the crime. There can only be
one line drawn in the community. and
it must be hard and fast one. 1t
must be evident to all that the charge
is true 1t has been made in set form
and this journal has challenged the
accused repeatedly to bring the affair
before the courts. This challenge the
accused have not dared to accept.
The facts of this piece of rascality
are so clear, that 1t is almost needless
to emphasize them, we do however,
publish three affdavits to-day, which
strongly corToborate the story told by
Ak, and we have a sheaf more when-
ever they may be required.
We certainly. as q civilized commu
nifty, ought to be very proud of Soy
ereign who can nave lessened his dig
nifty and besmirched the national
honor in this manner. His example
is calculated to have an excellent eff
feet upon the young men of the rising
generation, and careful parents, who
desire the welfare of their offspring.
will be tempted to send from distant
countries in order to put them under
such noble and enlightening infu-
ence. At least. Bill Sykes and the
descendants of Dick Turpin will find
congenial society, if the careful peo-
pie above alluded to conclude to Keep
their youngsters out Of harms way.
But If David kalakaua. being King.
can escape for the present from pay
ing the penalty OF his crime. Junius
Kaae, the Registrar OF Records, is
hedged in with no such divinity. He
should at once pay the penalty for his
misdeeds. 1t is an outrage upon the
treaties with other nations, that fell
low like this should occupy so re-
sponsible a trust. A man who could
negotiate a bride, and then arrange
to assist IN appropriating the money
is no fit person to take charge of the
authorized copies of valuable docu
ments, involving the tenure and rights |
of property. There is no telling what !
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-28

The memorial from the natives at
Kaneohe very effectually disposes OF
the statements published III Messrs.
Gibson and Hayselden's native paper.
The language Is extremely forclble in
the original and loses somewhat II
translation. The thinking native like
the thinking foreigner Is thoroughly
dissatisfied with the present govern
ment. and knowing the power that
the King has for purifying his cabl-
net. Is dissatisfied with him also. and
does not hesitate TO express it.
This document Is even now being
signed by large numbers, and by the
end of the week there viii be some
hundreds of additional names. The
memorial speaks for itself. 1t needs
no comment. The structure of hum
bug and falsehood which the Minister
of Foreign Affairs has so carefully
erected IS now tumbling about his
ears. and VIII come down with crash
IN very short time.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-28

TIE case Of alleged assault on the
police came to a summary end on Sat
urday evening. After occupying the
attention Of the Court for three whole
DAYS. the accused were discharged.
There are one or two features lnthe
matter which must not be lost sight
Of. First. Of the police. tits evident
that the Marshal has appointed men
on the force utterly unit for the posi-
ton. Not only are they hot headed
and abusive. but they are morally IN
lit. A man who has himself been an
inmate Of the prison cell. has no bust
ness to be appointed a policeman. 4
policeman's duty Is to keep the peace,
not to disturb it, and these two men.
Dias and Robinson, clearly did all
they could to disturb 1t. They should
at once be dismissed from the force.
Next of the Marshal. Throughout
the trial he displayed an animus. dealt
in insulting remarks and inuendoes.
which can only be explained by per
sonal hatred. He was not the public
prosecutor, he was the personal advo
cate with a grievance of his Owl. He
showed himself in his true colors, the
hate Cor anything well educated and
well born coming through that never
failing smile with which be habitually
wreaths his countenance.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-28
REPORT THAT THE GLIB
son CABINET IS DIS
MISSED.

The renort is current On good an
thority that the resignation Of the
Gibson Ministry has been demanded
by the King and took effect at ; q M.
OF this day. The public viii look with
interest to see what course Is pursued
IL the formation OF q new Cabinet.
Nothing but d Cabinet composed OF
uprigH aad able ma.. and distinct IN
derstanding that the King, shall reign,
and not ruIe. viii satisfy the people.
The mere dismissal Of Gibson Is
not what Is demanded, but clean
government can only be secured by
the dismissal Of every dishonest Off
cial. and the appointment of men that
the people have full confidence in,
and those men we are prepared to
name when the proper moment comes.
The people Of this, country have de
mands to make and demands which
must be listened to, and any trickery
in dealing with the taxpayers viii re
coil on the heads of those who at
tempt 1t with 7a,a Gfert.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-28
Excited.

There was considerable excitement at
Koloa, Kauai, when the rumor reached there
by the Steamer 8Iikahala last Wednesday,
that 1.-The German Consul in Honolulu" had
been arrested by the police. 1t required great
tact and judgment on the part OF Hon. Paul
Isenberg and other prominent Germans
there to prevent stampede of their country
men to this city to the rescue of their Consul.
Wise counsel prevailed, and they did not
come. The Marshal would do we'll to make a
note of this. when making arrests in the fu-
ture 'just for the fun of the thing,'' to be
careful, and exclude Consuls of all nationaIi-
ties from the clutches of the police, or pers
haps be may be compelled TO do worse than
''eat crow"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-28

TIE latest mask has been very
rudely torn from the face Of W NJ
Gibson. We published last week the
foul libels and insinuations which he
and his son-in-law, presumably with
the sanction of the King. had sent
broadcast over Hawaii during the last
election. As this was extremely dam
aging to his policy. the organ was
instantly tuned and the pipes set
a blowing with the very sweetest air
upon the necessity of the amalgama
ton Of the white and the brown race,
while the fate Of the rascal who should
strive to set race against race was
droned forth IN a minor key. 1t was
d very instructive little concerto and
was calculated to have an effect upon
any strangers who might be visiting
our shores. The Minister Of Foreign
Affairs has been posing as maligned
man. and 1t IS amusing TO see on all
occasions. how eager he Is TO put him
self in communication with every Wis
itor he can button-hole. But, alas,
for his reputation, ON the very day
he played his little concerto. the Bill
ietia published a translation from Mr..
Gibson's native paper, which threw
all the 4dreTtjSeT's harmonies out OF
tune, tangled the sweet sounds. This
precious document is neither more
nor less than an effort to incite Ha-
waiians to overt acts against the for
eigners resident here. A more out
rageous effort to set race against race
could hardly have been made.
OF course, to all who have been ac-
quainted with Gibson's career. and
with his course here, there is nothing
astonishing in finding him say one
thing ID one newspaper, for one set of
readers, and another in another. The
man is essentially double faced. and
truth to him is as..unknown quantity
as honor But it is seldom that ex-
posure has followed so closely upon
the heels of the offense, that the Yerv
people whom it has been the desire of
the Minister of Foreign Affairs to
bamboozle can see how clumsy has
been the effort to gull.
There now can be no doubt about
the plan which he has laid. to keep
his hold upon power which enables
himself and his son-in- law to fill their
pockets out of the public purse, he is
ready to countenance any scheme. no
matter how base 1t may be. He is
willing to stir up any animosities. so
long as he can fill his purse. 1t is
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-28

SINcE writing the article upon in
quests facts have come TO our knowl-
edge which strengthen. very mater
ally, our position. We learn that on
the night Of the fire, the police were
asked to allow some one to 90 INTO the
burning building to save the books OF
the Portuguese Benevolent Society.
This they refused 1t was then urged
that boy was sleeping IN the house
and might still be there; again per-
emptory refusal. Had the parties We
allude to been allowed to enter the
building. the boys life would most
probably have been saved. We can
now understand why 1t IS that the
Marshal has not thought it necessary
to order an inquest. The death Of
that boy rests on the stupidity or lax
itv OF the police.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-28

ALMOST after every sudden death,
or death by accident and mlsadyen-
ture, We have the same duty to per
form. and that is to point out the IN
efficiency Of the law of inquests, which
allows the Marshal to decide whether
an inquest should be held or not. No
such power should be put into the
hands Of one man. \ sudden death
Is always suspicious and must remain
So until all the surrounding circum-
stances are Investigated. Inyestga-
ton. as rule. clears away suspicion,
but on the other hand. where blame
lies it puts the fault where it belongs.
The Marshal has an idea that he
satisfies all the denands Of justice by
obtaining a doctors certificate as TO
the cause OF death Thus q fire occur
red on last Tuesday night, and an I'M
fortunate Portuguese boy came TO his
death. 4 doctor is called in to give
certificate of death, and certiies that
the cause Of death was sutfocation. So
far. well and good. The Doctor has
done his duty, which merely certites
to the actual cause of death, he has
not done. and cannot do the duty of
the coroner's jury, which should IN
vestigate all the surrounding circum
stances. examine witnesses, etc.
When human being goes suddenly
out of the world, it is the bounden
duty of the law to thoroughly investl-
gate all circumstances connected with
that sudden death. We ought TO know
who saw that unfortunate Portuguese
boy last. what We're his regular habits
and many other things from which
plausible theory might be built as to
how 1t was he came by his death. Now
we know only that the unhappy lad
was suffocated. and we have doctors
certificate for that information. Had 1t
been known that some one was IN the
house. there are plenty Of brave men
who would have made dash TO save
life. We have heard that the police
We're of opinion that the place was
cleared Of inhabitants on what
ground did their head think so?
Dozens of questions suggest them
selves, which an intelligent juryman
would put, had that intelligent indi
vidual been called, but the Marshal
studiously ignores calling him.
Whether it is Iaziness or carelessness
We cannot tell, but it is fact that the
authorities here have been criminally
lax in the matter of inquests and it
seems almost impossible to force them
out Of their position OF laissez fare.
Such carelessness affords a cloak Tor
crime. which. we feel confident has
been taken advantage Of in the past.
Investigate every sudden death, and
no one viii have word of complaint
to utter It's not only the Marshal,
but the public that must be satisfied;
the latter can only be satisfied in one
way. VIZ: public inquest.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-28

TIE only white tax-assessOr on the
list is T. H. Hayselden. the son-in-law
of Mr.. Gibson. Minister OF Foreign
Affairs. and his factotum to do what
dirty work the latter cannot soil even
his hands with. 1t is an outrage upon
the community that this man should
be placed IN this position He Is ut
terly unfit for any such post: he may
not be lacking IN a certain vulgar
shrewdness. but be IS lacking in every
proper attribute for the position. It
Is the 'loaves and fishes that he is
after. as viii be seen by the following
statistics. The assessors tax list for
this district Of Honolulu, for the pres
ent wear. viii be about 100000. and
the ASSESSORS fees some $4,000, more
or less. for four months work. 4
score of persons can be found in this
city. fully as competent, and far more
honest than Hayselden, who viii do
the assessors work for one quarter Of
the sum named above. This pay for
assessing is in addition to what he
receives for nominal service in several
other lucrative billets, amounting, it
is said, to between six and seven thou
sand dollars, more or less. Have the
taxpayers of Honolulu no redress for
this wholesale grabbing of the public
fundSq
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-28
CTPREME COTRT "a THE

- Hawaiian IsiaIds.-Iu Probate. In the mat
ter OF the Estate of JOHN MOANAULI, late Of
Honolulu, Oahu, deceased. interstate
On hing the petition AID accounts Of David
Aanaku and MohOie MOanaul!. administrators OF
the estate OF the said John Moauuuii. wherein
they ask TO be allowed l29OS.O2, and charge
themselves with S14,Gs9.Ol, and ask that the
same may be examined ahd approved, and that
final Order may be made of distribution of the
property remaining in their hands 10 the persons
thereto entitled, and discharging them and
their sureties from all further Responsibility As
such administrators
IL is ordered that WEDNESDAY, the eth day
of July, 1887, ati10 O'Clock A. NJ. at Chambers in
the Court House at AlIiolani Hale. Honolulu b.
and the same hereby is appointed as the time
and place for hearing said petition and accounts,
ana that all persons interested may then
and there appear and show cause, il any
they nave, why the same should not be
granted, and may present evidence Is 20 who
are entitled - the said property. And that
notice OF this order, in the English and
Hawaiian languages be published In the
HAWAIIAN GAZETTE and kuozoa newspapers
printed and published in Honolulu. for three
successive weeks previous 10 the time therein
appointed Tor said hearing
D9ted ~ Honolulu, this l4th day of June. 1S57
By me Court HENRY SMITH
4Ltl @l- Deputy Gier-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-28
N TIE sUPRElTE COUPT on

A the Hawaiian Islands. JOHN III. HEN
DEhSOA co al. Is. W. +. ALLEN al Ill AZ
Chambers.
To the Marshal of the Kingdom or his Deontv
greeting:
gu are hereby commanded 20 summon IS. &
aileh receiver Of Hama Plantation: Marie T-uue
Elsie ma, minor Cecil Brown Robert
NC hippin, and Marie Cuua, Executors OF tn
" III ot august Juua- deceased. Oscar t-nug th.
ItaWalIan investment and Agency Cor1Ugr.v 1frr-
lLeqi EllZaoeth Anthem, Mary A. Zfmmermsr
ana Nells Zimmerman. hes husband: S0uhus
AilL0n, sophie j.. GllhLsou. and Lonfs Claim
son, her husband; Charles b. =. AnthOu LudVyf-
H. Anthon and Frances Isabel Carter fs arnsa-
before such Justice of the Supreme Cont -
Shail De sitting at Chambers iu the Government
Binding Honolulu. Oahu. on Friday. tie aqfb
day OF July 1857. at 10 o. M. to answer the aT7
DeSea Dlil OF complaint Of John H. Heuders0r
and Betsy A Henderson
ana have you then there this Writ with vor-
return thereon. -
~ witness the Chief Justice of she Suprer,e
court and Chancellor OF the Kingdom III Homo
luiu, this 18th day Of April. 1857
WILLIAM FOSTER.
SEAL Clerk
certify that the foregoing is "a true eop,- of
tAe summons III said cause. and thar said Zone
mas TINS day ordered publication thereof
lthness my nand and the Seal Of said Cont
thls 18th day of April, 1857.
ttsIl S SEAL. WILLIAM FOSTER
Clerk
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-28

about time an end was put to this
mans lies and rascalities; he has
abused the men of his own color and
has deceived his brown skinned fol
lowers, long enough. How long are
we going to be insulted and laughed
at hy this ..human pariah."
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-28

AND now comes F. J. Tesla. better
known as the fiat boy of the Foreign
Ofsce," who claims to be the editor Of
the Eide newspaper, aud asserts that
be wrote the vagabond leader of that
paper. which has been published and
commented on. and which he could
never have composed. This boy,
Testa, has been an employee in